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Cindytalk is an experimental music project, founded in 1982. Cindytalk operated as a group for many years, but more recently has been a solo project by Gordon Sharp, a Scottish performer who has been the only constant member since its inception in 1982. ==1982-2003== Cindytalk was formed in 1982 by Gordon Sharp (vocals) and David Clancy (guitar, keyboards) from the ashes of Edinburgh-based punk/new wave band The Freeze. After re-locating to London in 1982, Cindytalk began to work towards their debut album ''Camouflage Heart'', with a darker and more fractured sound that drew much from post-punk and early European industrial music. In 1983 Sharp and Clancy were joined by John Byrne who proved to be a crucial component in Cindytalk's deliberately disintegrating sound. The album ''Camouflage Heart'' appeared to some critical acclaim in the UK music press. Shortly after ''Camouflage Heart'' David Clancy left the band and was replaced by brother/sister team Alex and Debbie Wright. The colossal ''In This World'' was recorded over the next three years: two albums of the same name released simultaneously, featuring cover art by Kathy Patterson. The first of the albums, a broken and noisy affair, the second, an album of creaky ambience featuring Sharp's improvised piano experiments. ''In This World'' also featured an uncredited collaboration with feminist punk writer Kathy Acker (Janey's Love). During this period Cindytalk had also begun working in tandem with performance artist and film maker Ivan Unwin, providing sound for some of his short pieces. This led Cindytalk to scoring Unwin's "Eclipse: An Amateur Enthusiasts Guide to Virus Deployment", the record of which was released on Midnight Music in 1990 under the title ''The Wind Is Strong...'', the album, following on from the second of the ''In This World'' albums, was based on piano improvisations and abstract/concrete experiments. At the time Sharp described it as "Ambi-dustrial" fusing his love of the early ambient releases on the EG label with the above-mentioned European Industrial music. Sharp was joined on this release by Ivan Unwin and long standing co-producer/engineer David Ros who then became a more active member of the band. Matt Kinnison and drummer/percussionist Paul Middleton also provided sounds and ideas to this mix. ''Secrets And Falling'', a 4-track e.p. culled from the ''Wappinschaw'' sessions was released in 1991. At this point the band had become more of a collective, drawing on musicians from the current line-up as well as the past, John Byrne returned and was joined by Kevin Rich and Darryl Moore (Soul Static Sound). Midnight Music folded in 1992 and prevented the recently finished album ''Wappinschaw'' from being released until 1995 (on Sharp's own label Touched, distributed through World Serpent). ''Wappinschaw'' features a collaboration with Scottish artist and writer Alasdair Gray, who reads from his novel "Lanark" (Wheesht). By 1993, Cindytalk had gone through more changes and was preparing to play live for the first time. Sharp, Middleton and Ros were joined by Paul Jones, Andie Brown, Mark Stephenson and Simon Carmichael to record and release 1994's "Muster"/"Prince of Lies" 7 inch (Touched/World Serpent). In early 1996, Cindytalk toured the US. They played two shows in Boston — one a "secret" show at the start of their tour under the name "Lucinder", and one at the end. In between, they played Washington DC, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, Portland OR, Seattle, Santa Clara, San Francsisco, Corona CA, Tempe AZ, Baton Rouge, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Charlotte NC and New York City. Bowery Electric and Trance to the Sun were opening acts at multiple dates. In 2007, Cindytalk signed a licensing deal with Italian distributors Abraxas through a sub-label Wheesht, who were to re-issue the back catalogue up to ''Wappinschaw''. However, this deal appears to have gone awry with Abraxas releasing the first two Cindytalk albums ''Camouflage Heart'' and ''In This World'' without complying with the contract. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cindytalk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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